Archives - 26 March 2011, Saturday

My parents, for example, take heart in celebrating their marriage anniversary, even if it’s just taking a short trip to Bintan. Or my dad would surprise my mum at times with sweet gestures like picking her up from work with flowers. These are a perhaps a few things I can gather that k...

You know how we love to take travel photos? I think good food deserves to be recorded and remembered too - travel for your tastebuds! That's why I started this food blog with the philosophy "every meal an adventure!" This Singapore food blog has grown to feature travel and eateries in...

Social media has made you lazy by CC Chapman – being on the receiving end of a “Dear Blogger” email this week, this struck a chord. From CC’s post: “If you want to do influencer outreach, then you need to do the work, research and planning that is required to be successful. Banish mai...

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Finally edited my tokyo photos!! There were 150 photos so I guess I'd split it into 2 entries... People are always talking about how awesome Tokyo is and more often than not they come back speaking in Japanese -_- (which is quite annoying, please don't). However I've also heard that t...

Political aspirant, Jeff Lopez, the Man and His Ideas, goes for lunch. And finds himself embroiled in a controversy focuses the spotlight on his very integrity and credibility. This audio podcast does not contain "persistent political content" because that is prohibited during the ele...

Initially, Madam Tan (not her real name) was reluctant to open the door of her flat when SDP members called on her during our house visit on Thursday evening at the Yuhua SMC. Standing behind the slightly ajar door, Mdm Tan seemed more keen to get rid of the visitors and withdraw into...

I was in Singapore during the weekend and attended the Johnnie Walker Jet Black Party which was held at the Red Dot Museum. To be completely honest, during a ride in town, I went past the Fullerton Bay Hotel and wondered to myself why they decided to change locations. But then I quick...

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Just read in detail about foot binding in ancient China. I always thought they just wrapped up the feet during infancy to stop them from growing. But, no! They wait till the girl is 4-7 years old, then break her toes and arch bones so that the toes can curl under the sole. Without ana...

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"It's just for a night... it's not like you're gonna fuck around, you're just gonna have a little bit of fun. Besides, you know he's lied to you and gone out with others behind your back before, so why can't you do the same? You're not really doing anything wrong anyway."

At a time when poverty is actually rising and spreading as the income gap and cost of living increases mean that more Singaporeans suffer unnecessarily and unjustly each year because as a nation we have more than sufficiently resources to help those really in need. We need a govt that...

FOR the first time in years, Singapore’s opposition is seeing a little light in a dark tunnel, at least in recruiting the highly-educated. An impressive number of top scholars and professionals, including a dozen with Masters and Doctorates (PhD), will likely emerge to challenge the P...

Nudibranchs are a highlight of intertidal excursions, which offer periodic sightings of these tiny, tempestous molluscs. Lacking shells, the barenaked snails employ a barrage of defensive strategies to ensure their relative safe passage across a reef of hungry maws and many advertise ...

I do apologize for the lack of updates here. So many things have been happening lately that blogging has taken a comfortable position on the back burner. I have been really busy with school application amongst other things that have occupied my attention! I have an odd belief that tal...

Apparently, in Japan, Valentine’s Day (14 Feb) is observed by females who present chocolate gifts (either store-bought or handmade), usually to a male, as an expression of love, courtesy or social obligation. A handmade chocolate is usually preferred by the receiver, because it is a s...

I recently visited Kliptown, an informal settlement in Soweto and saw children that were dressed like this. It broke my heart that this little boy was wearing a girl’s blouse, tattered pants and shoes so torn that they didn’t look like shoes anymore. Think of our kids who are so fortu...

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Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman nominated for U.S. vice president by a major political party, died today at age 75 after a long battle with blood cancer. Ferraro ran with Democratic nominee Walter Mondale in the 1984 election; they lost to President Ronald Reagan and running mate G...

Xylo becomes alert as dawn approaches. He silently sidles up to my hand and examines me. Eventually he will mew, bump my head and paw my face and it’s breakfast time! I walk to the kitchen and the other two, Mr Bats and Tiger are waiting. It seems they know Xylo is a persuasive cat an...

I can almost see it That dream I am dreaming But there’s a voice inside my head saying “You’ll never reach it” Every step I’m taking Every move I make feels Lost with no direction My faith is shaking But I gotta keep trying Gotta keep my head held high There’s always gonna be another ...

Mark Zuckerberg's finally 'in a relationship': Let the ribbing begin : "The Facebook founder has been dating Priscilla Chan since college, but just changed his Facebook relationship status from "single" this week".